FVXX21 KWBC 191350
VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1350 UTC 19 MAR 2000 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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TUNGURAHUA 00-332         ECUADOR 0128S 7826W 
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BACKGROUND:    TUNGURAHUA ECUADOR (1502-08)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 16480 FT (5023 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE...INFRARED AND
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY. 19/1200 UTC UPPER WIND FORECAST FROM
THE 19/0000 UTC AVN MODEL RUN. 
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ERUPTION DETAILS: POSSIBLE ASH EMISSION AT APPROX 19/1215 UTC.
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DETAILS OF ASH: GOES-8 SPLIT WINDOW AND 3 CHANNEL INFRARED
IMAGERY THROUGH 1315 UTC SHOWS A POSSIBLE SMALL ASH EMISSION
MOVING WEST NORTHWEST (279 DEGREES) AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS TO POINT
0125S 7852W. THIS CLOUD CAN NOT BE CONFIRMED AT THIS TIME. THE
CLOUD IS MEASURED TO BE 11 KM (6 NMI) WIDE ALONG A LINE FROM
POINT 0121S 7852W TO 0129S 7852W.  THE CLOUD IS ESTIMATED TO
BE AT FL300 BASED ON UPPER WIND PATTERNS.
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VA 0125S7852W MOV 27930KT TO FL300.
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TRAJECTORY: UPPER AIR PATTERS SUGGEST ANY ASH TO FL300 TO MOVE
WEST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
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OUTLOOK: SEE SIGMETS AND VAFTAD.
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THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 19/2000 UTC.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC
ASH ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING
ASH LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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HUGHES
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"Attached Graphic Map Depicting Ash" 

"Graphic Map Depicting Ash"